RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina will receive $26.7 million in federal funds to purchase 114 electric school buses as part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus Grant Program.
Over 98% of the buses will be deployed in prioritized school districts in low-income, rural, and/or Tribal communities, serving over 300,000 students across 13 counties. Grant recipients include public schools, charter schools, and tribal schools with significant investments in Durham (38 buses), Charlotte (27), and Cherokee (15).
“New funding for electric school buses means protecting the health of children from harmful diesel fumes, cutting carbon emissions, saving money on bus maintenance for tight public school budgets, and creating good jobs in North Carolina,” said Governor Cooper. “This investment is good for our students, schools, economy and planet and I appreciate the Biden Administration for investing in our communities across North Carolina.”
These 114 new buses are in addition to the 31 buses awarded to North Carolina schools under the Clean School Bus Program’s first round of funding in 2022. Gov. Cooper’s administration already funded 43 electric buses in 2022 through his settlement with Volkswagen , bringing the total to 188 electric, zero-emission buses in North Carolina schools in the last two years. These awards contribute to several key pillars of Governor Cooper’s goals: better resourced schools, building a clean energy economy, and creating a healthier environment for North Carolina’s children and communities.
The Clean School Bus Grant Program was made possible by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda and 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Additional funding opportunities for clean and resilient infrastructure projects in North Carolina are expected this year.
Send it back!
Interesting. It will be interesting to see how good/bad these buses perform.
Roy cooper Is a ***
Does the bus come with a person who knows how to fix them? Also who is paying for the charger? By the way I bet most people don’t know how much diesel it takes to dig up the earth to get the raw materials to make a battery. EVs is a farce!
@Steve: I’m sure the same people who paty for thr diesel bus fuel and maintenance are paying for the charging of EV busses.
Yet, here you are.
Hope they don’t catch fire!
I find it funny how Durham and charlotte are considered low income
Climate change is s hoax
The intelligence of JoCo will never cease to amaze me.
The naïveté either. Sheep.
It trusting the government doesn’t make you a conspiracy theorist…….it makes you a history buff.
Go online and watch EV buses catch on fire.
Place your bets.. how long it will take for the charge to give up and have to call for a regular bus to continue the route…
Maybe next time they could send something more useful like a bucket with a hole in it.
lol poor kids. Pawns in a never ending political game.